Chapter 86: Need to See a Wider World
Mu Qiu was also on her way back.
She had stayed long enough at First Mountain, but she couldn’t continue to stay in such evil weather.
Moreover, she was lucky enough to run into Han Tian and his group on her way back.
“Mu Qiu!”
Han Tian could recognize her from afar.
The main reason was that the System’s face was too recognizable within the Sect.
Everyone looked roughly the same when they first entered, but after a certain amount of cultivation, subtle changes would occur.
Even the System’s face had its differences.
Mu Qiu had, after all, slightly tinkered with two subtle steps—making her appear less like the System’s default.
“Big Shot Han?”
Seeing their group, Mu Qiu was a little surprised: “Are you all planning to go back?”
“Yeah, it’s snowing heavily, why wouldn’t we go back? It’s freezing! And there are fewer and fewer Demonic Beasts. They say Demonic Beasts also hide during extreme weather, like hibernating.”
Zhou Xiao was the first to approach Mu Qiu: “Mu Qiu, I heard you got a Flying Sword Magic Treasure? Can you show us?”
They were all Players, so there was no need to be secretive about wealth.
Zhou Xiao was too curious.
Liang Xueyao and Jiang Ya were also very curious about Mu Qiu now.
Han Tian also said, “Can you? My viewers also want to see.”
Mu Qiu nodded: “What’s not to like about that?”
When not in use, Flying Snow was stored in a Mustard Seed Bag. Mu Qiu couldn’t afford this Mustard Seed Bag at first; she had to donate it after killing Demonic Beasts.
Fortunately, she had saved enough money.
She reached out and summoned, and a Flying Sword emitting a sharp, frosty aura appeared in her hand.
This move made Zhou Xiao exclaim “Wow.”
Jiang Ya’s eyes also showed a hint of envy. After all, it was the first Profound Grade Magic Treasure in this Game; who wouldn’t envy it?
This was an Encounter that couldn’t even be touched.
Flying Snow hovered quietly in mid-air, and Han Tian zoomed in the camera lens to let the viewers in his Live Broadcast see more clearly.
【Wow, what a beautiful sword】
【There are snowflakes floating on the sword body, this effect is too awesome, no wonder it’s called Flying Snow】
【Damn! My crafter DNA is activated, I want to make merchandise for this sword!】
【Amazing, is this the first Flying Sword among Players?】
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Now, the viewers in Han Tian’s Live Broadcast had mostly accepted that they were indeed playing a Game.
Firstly, after so long, no news had emerged from reality about any filming locations for Han Tian’s crew.
If it were editing and special effects, the special effects alone for such a film would be incredibly expensive, and no one could afford it.
Those still debating whether it was a Game were mainly concerned about the limited Quotas for Shattered Sect; there were only 100 people nationwide. Even if each person spoke a few words, I still wouldn’t believe it.
Unless I could play it myself.
Some people were incredulous, wondering why such a Holographic Simulation Game had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
The Weibo fans of Shattered Sect had also surpassed the 500,000 mark.
Many people were now asking when this Game would officially launch.
Major game development companies in reality were searching for information about the Longevity Sect, but they couldn’t find any clues.
Game developers who already vaguely felt that the Game Industry was about to change had a bad premonition.
In the Game, after Mu Qiu displayed the Flying Sword, Liang Xueyao asked a crucial core question: “When you use this sword, do you make it fly around to kill monsters?”
Sword cultivators wield their swords directly, or do they shoot the Flying Sword out like a projectile.
This has been a mysterious question since ancient times.
If it’s the latter, then couldn’t any weapon be replaced with a Flying Sword?
Mu Qiu couldn’t help but laugh and cry: “You control it with Spiritual Energy to attack from a distance. If your Spiritual Energy runs out, you can hold it in your hand and fight like a warrior. However, this sword has a frost effect, which can be considered an additional bonus function; Demonic Beasts hit by it will experience a slowing and sluggishness debuff.”
It could attack offensively and defend defensively.
This was the significance of a Flying Sword Magic Treasure.
Han Tian’s eyes lit up: “Damn, it truly deserves to be a Profound Grade Magic Treasure. But don’t go solo anymore; team up with us! With you, our speed in hunting Demonic Beasts will be even faster. We want to go hunt Tier 3 Demonic Beasts.”
Mu Qiu was also a little surprised: “Won’t that mean we’ll be getting really close to Cave Demon Valley?”
They could handle Tier 2 Demonic Beasts now, and if they teamed up for Tier 3, it wouldn’t be impossible.
Han Tian’s team was definitely a highly competitive group.
Han Tian nodded: “Yes, isn’t it dangerous for you to log off when you’re alone?”
Mu Qiu pondered.
That was indeed true.
The only unreasonable aspect of this Game was that after logging off, one’s body remained in its original location on the Yunzhou Continent.
It was equivalent to a soulless Puppet, and if one remained offline for too long, the Spiritual Energy would not be maintained, and the body would decay.
This was something the System had warned them about.
Of course, it was rumored that later on, one could request an upgrade from the System.
This way, the physical body would not decay even if one remained offline for a long time.
As for the reason—it was because later on, Song Jiulai would have enough money to use better medicinal powders to create better bodies for them.
Every time Mu Qiu logged off, she would find a safe place—digging a hole and burying herself.
She had also read a lot of information; scattering some Demonic Beast blood nearby would generally prevent any Demonic Beasts from finding her body.
She was also lucky; at least nothing had happened so far.
As for other Players, it was simpler; they could watch over each other.
Moreover, they didn’t encounter people from other Sects. Unless it was a special situation like Lu Rongyu, but Lu Rongyu also trained alone and basically didn’t group up with Wu Dahu and the others, so the problems with the Longevity Sect hadn’t been apparent yet.
Han Tian saw Mu Qiu hesitating and said, “You’ve already resigned anyway. It’s better for us to stick together while our Cultivation Realms are low. After Foundation Establishment, we can move freely. The main concern is encountering people from other Sects and causing trouble.”
That point struck Mu Qiu, and she decided: “Okay.”
Han Tian became happy: “It’s even better with you here. We’re planning to catch a Tier 3 Demonic Beast, the Firefly Deer. It’s one of the tamable Demonic Beast species, and it doesn’t look too bad.”
Mu Qiu’s brow twitched: “Firefly Deer are gregarious Demonic Beasts. If you want to catch them, can we do it with just us?”
The disciples of the Flying Sparrow Sect didn’t hunt them because they could directly use Flying Magic Treasures for Artifact Refining, so why bother catching Demonic Beasts?
They also had to be responsible for feeding them, which was an additional expense.
They weren’t a Beast Taming Sect, and if the Demonic Beasts weren’t raised well, the chance of them turning against their masters was high, so most cultivators wouldn’t want to catch them.
But the Longevity Sect was different; they were too poor. All their money had been drained by the Sect Master. For Players, what were these gregarious creatures?
They were free transportation provided by nature. Not to “steal”—catching a few would be a disservice to themselves.
Liang Xueyao said, “I’ve learned the Demonic Beast cultivation secret technique. It would be a shame not to try it.”
That was true.
The Sect currently provided secret techniques in several major categories, and Han Tian’s team clearly had them all.
Relying solely on traveling by oneself was indeed too slow.
Mu Qiu then made up her mind: “Alright, let’s go and try.”
Although it was very dangerous, the Cultivation and Return they gained after experiencing such Demonic Beast hunting made it impossible for them to go back and hide in their Sect.
This Game was too exciting; they needed to see a wider World.
